Alternating-current motor.



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No. 890,'R1v.

M. DRI. RLTRRNATING CURRENT MOTOR.

APILIOATIORl FILED DEO. 16, 1902.

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ALT-BRNATING CURRENT MOTQR.

APPLICATION FILED DEO. 16. 1902. 2 SEEBTS SEEV El provided with a commutator.

PATENT oEEroE.

MAX DEEL or VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY,

ASSIGNOR TO STANLEY ELECTRIC MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

ALTERNATIN'G-CURRENT MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1908.

A Application filed December 16, 1902. Serial No. 135,404.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'tha't I, MAx DRI, subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Vienna, in the Province of Lower Austria, in the Empire-'of vAustrif'i-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Alternating-Current Motors, and I do hereby vdeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

vMy invention relates to alternating-current motors of the type having an armature Among the well-known forms of single-phase motors of this type is the ordinary series motor, which has the disadvantage that the armature current is taken directly from the line at line voltage; and also the so-called repulsion motor, in which, as ordinarily arranged, the armature is provided with short-circuiting brushes arranged at an angle to the line of field magnetization, which is not convenient for regulation of the speed and power, because the armature 'current and the field magnetization of the motor cannot be independently regulated.

The c'ommutator motor of the present invention has its armature winding provided with brushes and connections adapted to short circuit the winding through the brushes, and two stator windings, one arranged to produce a magnetization on the Y iine of the armature short-circuit, and the other, which maybe called the field winding, arranged to produce its magnetization on a line displaced ninety electrical degrees from the line of magnetization of the other winding. This arrangement renders it possible to regulate vthe field and the working current ind endently of each other, by operating eit. ier on the'iield circuit or on the armature circuit. I v

My invention will best be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Y Figure l shows diagrammatically an alternating current motor of the commutator type yarranged in accordance with my inventlon, the field winding being 1n series w1th the armature wlndlng; Fig. 2 shows a `modiiica` l tion, in which the field winding is in series withthe other stator winding; Fig. 3 shows a modification adapted for operation on twophase circuits, Fig. 4 shows a modification, in ,which the series connection of the field winding is made through a transformer; Fig. 5 shows a further modification.

illustrates an arrangement of the motor by means of a diagram of windings and connections. R is the armature with commutator C and brushes B B. The stator S which is preferably made of the closed form usual for-induction motors, is provided with two groups of windings having their axes shif ted by a determined angle, generally by 7;" relatively to each other. The winding marked 1 with the leads p and p and the polar axis I P forms thek primary winding of a transformer whose secondary is formed-by the armature winding determined by the axis of the brushes. These two axes generally are coincident with each other. The winding marked 2 with the leads m and m serves for the excitation of the motor field having the axis MwM. The magnetizations along these two axes may be conceived as existing separately, but in reality they produce a resultant magnetization on a line somewhere between trhe two axes-that is, thc winding 2 shifts the magnetization of winding l. L is the reversing switch by means of which the terminal connections ol winding 2 may be reversed so as to shift the magnetization of winding I in either direction. W is a variable ohmic or inductive resist-ance in circuit with which are the terminals .r y of the auxiliary winding 2.

distributing circuit induces the electromotive force of the armature. The armature is closed through the exciting winding 2, whereby there is produced in the stator transversely to the armature currents a ilux ol the same phase as these currents.

shown in Fig. 2. In this case the armature is short circuited between the brushes and the two stator windings are lied from the distributing circuit. These two windings 'n .y either bc connected together in series or concatenated as shown in the figure, or inmultiplc are or 'connected together indirectly T he working winding l connected to thel Another arrangement of thc connections is' through transformers. IN is a variable in- In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1

ductive resistance which is assumed by way of example to be a shunt with the field winding.

The reference letters are the saine inFigsl and 2. yln both ligures the two-polar arrangeinent'and the ring-winding have been shown by way of example. The application to a greater number ot' poles and to other types of windings isyobvious.

There may further be employed several exciting windings of which for instance, one is connected in series .with the working winding, and the other is connected to the armature. ln this case the motor field may also be regulated by connecting or combining the several groups of exciting windings with each other in different manners.

In order to get the greatest torque elliciency between thearmaturc current and the magnetic field the phases olfthe armature potential and of thepotential of the exciting winding should be as much as possible the sameat starting and should become inore and more dill'erentv with increase in speed. Fig. 3 shows an example of the arrangement ot connections lor the purpose of varying this hase difference. lhe stator windings are sliown in this case, for greater clearness, as bobbins situated on one side only, but with the same reference letters as in the pre-v vious figures. l`he series-connected windings 1 and .2 are joined at their ends fp and m to the outer pole. terminals a and b of a twophase transformer concatenated at c. The connection c between the. point of connection of the secondaries oi the two-phase transformer and the point oi' connection o of `the windings 1 and 2 is made through a variable resistance. li. The circuit ol this resistance is opened at starting so that thewindings 1 and 2 in series are connected to the secondaries of the transformer in-series, and as the motor speeds up the connection between the points c and o is closed through the resistance .l and the resistance. isgradually cut out ol circuit. The relative phase of the potentials impressed upon the windings 1- and. 2 is thereby varied. In this manner the magnetic lield is excited at first in series by the main current and linally by an independent potential which may haveI a shifted phase.

Another example of the excitation with varying dill'crence ol' phase is shown in Fig. 4, where two switching devices K and K2 are operated and a transformer is used for excitingl the lield.

',lhe object ol' the dillerence of phase employed in these arrangements is not to produce e rotary lield; thc motor retains its character oll a single-phase machine. For this reason it is not necessary that the iields il) and al should be olcqual strength, nor that they should lie at right angle to each other. .ln many cases on the contrary it will be referable to make the lield P stronger or weaier than M, or the angle between the' nr two greater or less than m but particular care should be taken to insure the possibility ot' making the motor iield M inde iend ently variable for the purpose of regulating the speed.`

The diierence of phasel may be etl'ected by using polyplias'e currents or may be produced by artiiicial shitting devices from single phase currents. 'from the motor itself in the following man: ner. On the coinmutator, or if desired, on a separate commutator or on the coinniutator of a separate armature winding, in addition to the main brushes B and B which convey the working current-s from the armature, there are arranged auxiliary brushes B and B transversely to the polar axis l). Beltween the latter brushes there is produced a potential which increases with the speed of the arn'iature and which has a phase of the desired difierence from the phase of the ar mature potential. ln Fig. 5 there are shown by way of' example two sets of brushes arn ranged at right'angle to one another. @ne pair of brushes B and B is connected through the switch W, and the other pair of brushes B and B is connected through the exciting winding 2. At starting the exciting brushes B and B are situated on the axis l so 7that the armature potential and the excitingivpotential are the same. )it the same time, the connection Vr' between the brushes l5 and B is broken. with the increase in the speed all the brushes are shii'ted and at the'saine time the connection W is gradually closed. At full speed the shortfcircuitcd main brushes B and B are situated on the axis l? and the auxiliary exciting brushes B and B are on the axis M. The latter position ol' the brushes for lull speed is shown in Fig. 5.

With an excitation oi the iield with shifted phase it is also possible. to employ two or-several exciting windings olwhich one is'connectcd as shown in Fig. 1 or in Ll `io mild.

provides chiefly lor the starting l,ll'ort, while the other exciting windingis connected 'to the shifted phase or to'the, auxiliary brushes and efl'ect's essentially the excitation at full s ccd. By. means of changing or combining tie two methods of excitation it:- is not-necessary to shift the brushes oir starting the motor. l.

Claim.

1. In an alternating current motor, primary winding adapted to be connected to a source of current, a secondar winding provided with a. commutator anc brushes in in ductive relation thereto, a transformer having its primary connected in series with one of said windings, and. a magnctiziug w/inding connected to the secondary ot said transformer.

lt niay also be produced 3. In an alternating. current motor, a primary winding adapted to be connected to av source of current, a secondary winding provided with acommutator and brushes in inductive relation thereto, a transformer having its primary connected in series with one of said windings, and a magnetizing winding adapted to produce a magnetization of the motor at an-angle to the magnetization of the first mentioned windings and connected to the secondary of said transformer.

4. In an alternating current motor, a primary windingadapted to be connected to a source of current, a secondary windingprovided with a commutator and brushes in inductive relationthereto, a transformer having its primary connected inpseries with one of said windings, a magnetizing winding connected to the secondary of said transformer, and meansifor varying the amount of current flow in the magnetizing winding.

5. In an' alternating `current motor, a pril mary winding adapted to be connected to a source of current, a secondaryv winding provided with a commutator and brushes, in inductive relation thereto, a transformerhaving its' primary connected in series withone of said windings, a magnetizing winding connected to the secondary of said transformer, and. means for varying the amount and phase ol current in the magnetizing winding.

6. In an alternating current motor, a primary winding adapted to be connected to a source of current, a secondary winding provided with a commutator and brushes in inductive relation thereto, a transformer havingits primary connected in series with one ol said windings, a magnetizing winding connected to the secondary of said transformer, and means for varying the impedance of the circuit connected to said secondary.

7. In an alternating current motor, a primary winding adapted to be connected to a source of current, a secondary winding provided. with a commutator and brushes in inductive relation thereto, means l'or controlling the amount of current low in said secondary ,winding, a transformer having its primary connected in series with one ol said windings, and a magnetizing. winding connected to the secondary ol" said transformer.

8. In analternating current motor-,a primary winding adapted to be connected to a ysource ol' current, a secondary winding' nrovided with a commutator and brushes in inductive relation thereto, means l'or controlling the amount of current How in said seeondary winding, a transformer having its primary connected in series with one. of said windings, and a magnetizing winding connected to the seconda-ry of said transformer.

9. In an alternating current motor, a primary winding adapted to be connected to a source of current, a secondary winding provided witha commutator and brushes in inductive relation thereto, a magnetizing winding, means for energizing-said magnetizing winding inductively by the current in one of the first named windings, and a reversing Switch yin circuit with said magnetizing winding.

10. In an alternating current motor, a primary winding adapted to be connected to a source of current, a secondary winding provided with a commutator and` brushes in inductive relation thereto, a magnetizing winding, mea-ns for energizing said magnetizing winding inductively by the current in one of the iirst named windings, and. means for varying the amount of current flow in said magnetizing winding.

11. In an alternating current motor, a primary winding adapted to be connected to a source of current, a secondary winding provided with a commutator and brushes in inductive relation thereto, a magnetizing winding adapted to produce a magnetization at an angle to the magnetization produced by the other two windings, said magnetizing winding'being connected in series with one of saidv other windings, and means for varying the relative phase of the potentials impressed on said magnetizing winding and the winding to which it is connected.

' `12. In-an alternating current motor, a primary winding adapted to be connected to a source of current, a secondary Winding provided With a commutator and brushes in inductive relation thereto, a transformer having its primary connected in series with said primary winding, a winding connected to the secondary of said transformer and adapted to 4 produce a magnetization at an angle to thatproduced by the other two windings, and means for varying the relative phase of the potentials impressed on said primary and magnetizing windings. A

13. In combination, an alternating-current motor, main lield coils, a rotor winding supplied with a commutator and brushes, said brushes being placed on the line ol` magnetization produced by said lnain coils, and means for shiftiinr said line of magnetization in either direction.

1:4. lln combination, an alternating-current motor, main lield coils, a rotor vwinding supplied with a commutator and brushes, said brushes being placed ou the line ol` magnetizal ou produced by said. main coils, auxiliary coils displaced from the main coils, and means for connecting sind auxiliary coils t shift the line oi magnetization in either direc-v A tion.

15. in. combination, an alternating-(mirent niotor, main lield coils, a rotor Winding sup- `plied with a commutator and brushes, said brushes being placed on the line of magnetization produced by said main coils, auxiliary coils displaced from the niain coils, and means l'or connecting the auxiliary coils in series with the main coils to shift the line oi magnetization in either direction.

16. ln combination, in an alternating-current motor, main iield coils, a rotor winding supplied with a counnutat'or and short-circuiting brushes, said brushes being placed on the iine of magnetization produced by said main coils, auxiliary field coils displaced from the main Yfield coils, and .means for connecting said auxiliary coils in circuit with the main field coils to shift the line of magnetization in eitlier direction.

17. lIn an alternating-current motor, main.

iary Afield coils displaced 90 electrical degrees therefrom and adapted to produce a shifting of the magnetization of said main coils, and

means for reversing the terminal connections of said auXilia y coils.

1S). In an electric motor, a rotor winding provided with a conunutato'r and short-cirserrer? cuiting brushes, niain field coils adapted to *produce a magnetization on the line of said brushes, auxiliary .field coils adapted to shift the menctization oi' said niain coils, and

'low through said auxiliary coils relative to said main coils.

:20. in an alternating--current motor, a rotor vvinding provided with a coimnutator and brushes, connections adapted to short-circuit said windings through said brushes, a sta-tor winding arranged to produce a niagnetization on the line ol' the rotor sliort-circuit, a second stator winding connected in series with one oi the other windings and having its line cl magnetization displaced ninety electrical degrees from that of the other windings, and means for reversing the terminal connections of the secondstator winding.

2]. in an alternating-current motor, a rotor winding provided with a colnrnutator and brushes, connections adapted to short-circuit said winding through said brushes, a stator Winding arranged to produce a magnetization on the line of the rotor short-circuit, a second stator winding connected. in series ri'ith one of thc other windings and having its line of magnetization displaced ninety el i trii ti ings, ineens for reversing tl e terminal connections et the second statorwinding, and nnians .for varying the amount hf `cirrentioW in said second stator winding.

ln testimony, that l claim the foregoing as my invention, l have signed my name in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.v

MAX Diani.

vlWitnesses:

Awns'ro S. Hocus, fi'oous'r fusosn.

.or reversing the direction. of current dcgi'eesl'rom that of the other wind- 

